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Edward Blocker, MD

surgeon at Beaufort Memorial, who sees patients in Beaufort and in Blufton. “I hadn’t been to a doctor in 35 years,” Everingham says.

Blocker replaced both of her knees using innovative technology that al-lowed him to custom ft prostheses to her individual anatomy. Today, Everingham is walking cane-free and faster than ever. “I’m making up for lost time,” she says. “I don’t know why I waited so long to do it. Tese are the best knees. Dr. Blocker is my hero.”

Irene Everingham has a new hero. He’s not your garden-variety caped crusader, mind you. Her hero fxes knees. For 18 years, Everingham, a 74-year-old Blufton resident, lived with pain in both her knees as the cartilage in her joints deteriorated and left bone rubbing against bone. Too afraid to seek medical help, she quietly endured the throbbing and soreness until it got so bad she could hardly walk.

A neighbor recommended that she see Edward Blocker, MD, an orthopedic

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With MRI images in the operating room, the surgeon can use custom instrumentation to give knee replacement patients the best possible ft.